Advertisement
Home » National Weather Service Issues Red Flag Warning For East Bay Hills, Valleys Through Monday

National Weather Service Issues Red Flag Warning For East Bay Hills, Valleys Through Monday

by CLAYCORD.com
10 comments

The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings for the North and East Bay hills and the East Bay valleys from Friday night through Monday morning due to weather conditions that pose a risk of wildfires.

The Red Flag Warnings are in effect from 11 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Monday and are the first to be issued this year, according to the weather service.

Gusty north to northeast winds, low humidity and high temperatures are expected to combine to create the potentially dangerous conditions.

National Weather Service meteorologist Ryan Walbrun said the first Red Flag Warning of a year typically doesn’t come until June or later, but the weather conditions combined with dry vegetation due to a lack of a rainy winter prompted the earlier warning this year.

Advertisement

Temperatures could reach into the upper 80s or lower 90s and “we’re not going to get a lot of help from the marine layer,” Walbrun said.

The weather service urges people to properly dispose of cigarettes and matches, keep vehicles off of dry grass, avoid using any outdoor equipment that may create sparks, and to not drag tow chains.

10 comments


J May 7, 2021 - 3:56 PM - 3:56 PM

Does anyone happen to know scientifically why our winds have increased so much in recent years? I was raised in the East Bay and don’t remember it being so windy all the time, but I do remember it always being on and off draught around here. I tried to find historical info on wind patterns locally and couldn’t find anything so maybe I am incorrect here but have to ask. Thanks and everyone be safe this weekend should any fires occur.

Dawg May 7, 2021 - 4:15 PM - 4:15 PM

I don’t know the science behind it, but I remember it being extra breezy in the mid to late 90’s. In the 70’s I lived in Dublin and it was pretty windy then too, but only in Dublin.

The Masked (and gloved) Poster May 7, 2021 - 4:43 PM - 4:43 PM

I don’t recall winds, but in the late 60s and early 70s, I do recall a lot of nighttime fog, driving on Ygnacio Valley Rd, over the hill (Lime Ridge) toward Walnut Creek, then again around Orinda. I once got lost in that nighttime fog around Orinda, took the wrong offramp and was lost in the Oakland hills. Almost late for work in SF.

Wage Slave May 8, 2021 - 5:44 AM - 5:44 AM

A total guess on my part, but perhaps higher temperatures inland from climate change lead to a larger thermal gradient between land air mass and the marine layer.

Could also just be we are noticing windy days more ever since the risk of fire has exploded, too. A sort of selection bias.

Martinezmike May 7, 2021 - 5:01 PM - 5:01 PM

Amazingly helpful weather service tips. Also, don’t run with sissors, or play with sparklers in the tall dry grass. If you don’t know how to use matches, ask an expert, or, take a class and get proper instruction.

ChuckStir May 7, 2021 - 6:04 PM - 6:04 PM

The Masked (and gloved) Poster, I have been in this area since 1959. I remember we had fog, really thick fog a few times over the years. Wind as well. One thing though I have noticed is that we seem to not have defined seasons anymore. Summer was hot, fall mild, winter rain with cold weather and spring was mild and warm. Now it seems we go from winter to summer and summer to winter.

ChuckStir May 7, 2021 - 6:05 PM - 6:05 PM

Martinezmike you forgot, do not wrestle with a lollipop in your mouth, dont eat yellow snow and dont play chicken with freight trains.

Anonymous May 7, 2021 - 6:30 PM - 6:30 PM

So, a bad time to test my new homemade skyrockets in the hills?

Abe May 7, 2021 - 8:16 PM - 8:16 PM

@anonymous – don’t even think about it . The concord Pd “drone” is gonna find you!!!! Lol the world we live in now . Don’t even think of shooting it down either you’ll be charged as assault on police property!! 25- life sentence

chuckie the troll May 8, 2021 - 7:46 AM - 7:46 AM

Possible thundershowers here between noon and 3 pm. Water level is still a little high from the last storms. Luckily we are up pretty high so no danger. Wish I could send you some of our water.


Comments are closed.

Advertisement

Newsletter

Subscribe to our newsletter!

Latest News

© Copyright 2023 Claycord News & Talk